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Alex Trebek Injured After Chasing Burglar
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-- Localization: Run with any stories on this or in your entertainment section. Also, websites are having fun making up jokes about this (e.g., A. The toughest game-show host around. Q. Who is Alex Trebek?), so ask Facebook fans to submit theirs.

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -- The annual National Night Out always occurs on the first Tuesday in August and is a chance for local communities and their local police force to join in festivals, cookouts and activities that fight back against crime in their neighborhood. Look at photos and learn how to find out if there are NNO activities in your area. By GHNS

RELIGION NEWS: Can you name their religions? -- weekly Religion News with a recent survey that says many Americans can't identify President Obama's or Mitt Romney's religion, “Growing Up Amish” by Ira Wagler and more. By GHNS

BETTER SLEEP: Linda Castor: 10 steps to a good night's sleep -- It really freaked me out when I learned we could actually die without sleep. I'm sure my anxious little mind caused me to lie awake in bed, while trying to force myself to go to sleep, or else my life, as I knew it, would be over soon. BeHealthySpringfield (Ill.)
* Comments idea: What are your tricks for getting yourself to sleep during restless nights? Leave your tips in for others in the comment field below the story.

TRAUMA AND YOGA: Trauma victims connect again to their bodies with specialized yoga -- In yoga that is dedicated to assisting people dealing with trauma, or trauma-sensitive yoga, great attention is also placed on the language the instructor uses to guide the participants through the various yoga moves, while still focusing on the breath. Shannon O'Brien/ BeHealthySpringfield (Ill.)

DIANA BOGGIA: Mom worries about her child’s anxieties - Dear Diana: I have a 5-year-old daughter with some speech and mild developmental delays, as well as an extreme immune deficiency where she becomes very ill, very often. She is finally getting comfortable with our regular trips to the hospital whenever she gets sick. My concern is that, wherever we are, she has total screaming temper tantrum if I leave her. She has anxiety over rain and lightning, she won’t go down a slide, she is afraid of bugs, and the list goes on. By Diana Boggia, Canton, Ohio.

Entertainment

STAY TUNED: 'Falling Skies' is appealing science fiction - The aliens in TNT's new science fiction drama “Falling Skies” are a version of little green men — and by men I mean creatures with “Predator”-style faces and the bodies and legs of giant spiders. With no communication or negotiation, they descend upon the planet with robot enforcers, kill most of the adults and enslave many of the children by fusing a worm-like harness to their spines. We learn about their attack from the crayon drawings of the kids who have so far avoided capture. By Melissa Crawley, GHNS columnist.

U2: Marilyn Lynch: U2 makes you believe - Surrounded by other fans at a U2 concert, cynicism melts away and you want to change the world. By Marilyn Lynch, Springfield, Ill.

ANOTHER EARTH: 'Another Earth' creators are self-taught filmmakers - How many economics majors from Georgetown does it take to make an award-winning Sundance film? The answer is two – Brit Marling and Mike Cahill. They learned the craft by studying screenwriting books. By Dana Barbuto, The Patriot Ledger.

NEW MOVIES: 'The Smurfs,' 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' and more -- A passel of little blue creatures from an alternative, cartoon universe are transported to New York’s Central Park by the evil wizard Gargamel. The Patriot Ledger (Mass.)
*This column was formerly called Sneak Preview.

'CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE': Carell, Gosling have good vibrations in 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' -- “There must have been 500 different titles pitched for this movie. ‘Wingman’ was one. But see, I don’t think the movie was about a wingman. I felt like that’s sort of the title the studio would have wanted. It’s real kind of on the nose,” said Steve Carell. “But that’s not what this movie is about." By Dana Barbuto/ Patriot Ledger (Mass.)

STEVE CARELL INTERVIEW: Steve Carell thriving on screen and off -- In real life, however, Steve Carell is seemingly ordinary and humble, nothing like that dynamic comedian on screen. “I’m a little more shy in person than people necessarily expect me to be. I don’t tend to be ‘on’ all the time,” Carell said. Dana Barbuto/ Patriot Ledger (Mass.)

EDITORIAL: Beware extremists of every twisted stripe - As details leak out about the massacre in Norway that left a body count of more than 70, most of them young people, the message is again heartbreakingly confirmed: Beware extremists, of all stripes. By Peoria, Ill.

EDITORIAL: No excuse for games on debt - As the political game of chicken continues in Washington over how to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, even Wall Street’s protective shell of cynicism – oh, it’s game, and they’ll work it out at the last minute – is starting to crack. By Independence, Mo.

BARRY GREENFIELD: How Congress could learn from local government - As I watch Cantor, Boehner, Obama, Reid and McConnell embarrass themselves over the debt-ceiling melodrama, I can’t help but think if they just came to one selectmen meeting here in Swampscott, Mass., they’d finally understand how laughable the federal government has become. By Barry Greenfield, GHNS columnist.

Business

BIZ BITS: Effective ways to manage stress in the workplace - Weekly business rail, with tips on managing stress at work, a BBB warning about air conditioning scams and more. By GHNS.
* Localization tip: You could include a weekly tax tip from a local expert, have a business-related Q&A with a local expert or do a “business of the week” feature in which you highlight a local business.

Sports

DIAMOND DIRT: Time to grow up, Colby Rasmus - Note to Colby Rasmus: Father may know best, but Tony La Russa knows better. If Colby was smart, which he clearly isn’t, he would have had his dad back off. Dads are great for getting baseball advice, but they shouldn’t push the envelope like Tony Rasmus did in St. Louis. By Dominic Genetti, Hannibal, Mo.

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